2 Weeks Postpartum

This past Wed. Emma became two weeks old! The days seem long, but the weeks seem to be zooming by!

Yesterday she had her first doctors checkup for her two weeks postpartum. She gained about a pound, so she is now 7lbs 5oz. The doctor said its not bad, but she is on the skinny side so she can be fed more. In the next two weeks he would like her to be about 9 lbs. Other then that she looks great! Her shots will be given in her next appointment which is in another two weeks.

Its only been two weeks, but I already see her growing every single day! I can see her developing and adjusting herself outside of the womb very well. She is definitely much more calmer and laid back then her first week. She is also staying up a bit longer in between her next feed and nap. Its so cute to see her just kind of stare in to space. Also she has been making good eye contact and giving us smiles here and there. My friend told me since this early on babies don't know what a smile is, it means they are farting. Ha ha ha.

Eating:
I have been exclusively breastfeeding and she has been eating well and latching on pretty good, but unfortunately not all the time, so I decided to hold off on pumping for another 2 weeks. She has also been pretty gassy and fussy in the first week, but I noticed in her second week she has been getting better at letting gas out more easily. I've been also watching what I eat to try and reduce the gas.

Sleeping:
Currently during the day her naps are about 1.5-2.5 hrs long. She has about 3 or 4 of them. At night she is doing much better then before which is about 3 hrs long but it varies night to night. However, she has not been sleeping in her crib yet (nighttime only). We try everyday to get her to sleep in there, but she gets very fussy, so we end up co- sleeping with her. At first I was really nervous to do it, but its the only way that has been working for us so we can all sleep! I'm still going to keep trying to have her sleep in her own crib though.

As for my update, I can say I'm pretty much recovered other then some light bleeding. Its also still a bit sore down there, but it doesn't really bother me. Also I'm currently producing oversupply, so I'm waiting until my milk production stabilizes. My boobs get engorged many times during the day and start leaking, which can get pretty annoying. Im gonna have to get some breastfeeding pads this weekend.

In regards to my weight gain during this pregnancy, I gained a total of 46 lbs.

At 5ft'1in.:
Pre-pregnancy weight: About 110
Highest pregnancy weight: 156
Current weight: 131

Goal weight: 100 lbs (before marriage!)

I have about 30 lbs to go! Wow sounds like a lot, but gotta do it or else I have no clothes to wear!

For the past week I started stretching and going on the bike machine for about 20-30 min each day. Also started some dance central with the hubby the other night. I have to work on doing it routinely though.

My diet has been pretty good but could do better on the portions. Since I'm home all day I keep snacking after meals. But!! Yesterday I splurged since it was Valentines day! I was waiting to eat sushi for 10 months!!

It tasted amazing!

Other goodies from my husband :)
When am I going to loose weight??

-Jess